37.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Brigooda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Brigooda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Brigooda compared to the rest of the country. Only 37.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is a massive 24 percentage point gap below both the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 37.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the 61.6% seen across Queensland and the 61.1% national average.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 38%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Machinery operators & drivers at 63%, ahead of Labourers (63%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Brigooda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30375/brigooda/topic/employment